sacrifice now

"There will be a time when all present, temporal things will be passed away. There will be beautiful voices and instruments giving direct praise to God. There will be builders, gardeners, priests, rulers, and teachers. All work will be done for the glory of God, selflessly and tirelessly. Every work is done in service to the LORD, finally perfectly manifesting His characteristics.

At the beginning of this eternal age, a judgment will take place. The just will be united with their Groom, the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bride will be those who steadily prepared themselves during their days on earth. God will not want an unprepared people to serve Him eternally.

The Bride will be a diverse people but all of the same mind, picked as a peculiar people from beginning to end. They were set apart from the rest of the world during their lifetime, being sojourners and pilgrims. God does not want ordinary people who live for themselves. He wants servants. Servants who are prepared by sacrificing their own lives in service to Him.

God is looking for those who earnestly seek Him and want to please Him above all else. Any less will not be acceptable as the Bride. Someday there will be nothing else to do but to worship and serve Him. If people are not content serving Him now, they surely will not be content serving Him forevermore."